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David Burton-Sampson vs Sir Nicholas Dakin

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of David Burton-Sampson
David Burton-Sampson
Lab Southend West and Leigh
vs
Photograph of Sir Nicholas Dakin
Sir Nicholas Dakin
Lab Scunthorpe

Voting alignment

David Burton-Sampson and Sir Nicholas Dakin voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 429 shared comparable votes.

429 same votes 0 different votes 429 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
41 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
41 Aye 37 No
30 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 56 shared votes
30 Aye 26 No
19 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
41 Aye 37 No
30 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 56 shared votes
30 Aye 26 No
19 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

87.0 %
14 % above average
Rank 61 of 649
Participation
83.1 %
10 % above average
Rank 138 of 649
500
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
478
575 eligible divisions
264
52.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
235
49.2 % of votes cast
236
47.2 % of votes cast
No votes
243
50.8 % of votes cast
3
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

51
-26.9 vs Commons average
Rank 422 of 650
Appearances
7
-70.9 vs Commons average
Rank 621 of 650
54
-84.3 vs Commons average
Rank 483 of 650
Contributions
7
-131.3 vs Commons average
Rank 620 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£191,962
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,959,326
all imported IPSA years
£191,962
15 % below average
Latest expenses
£208,878
8 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Defence
34 of 34 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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